Jacob Glennemo (born 25 May 1987) is a

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who played on the

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between 2013 and 2020. He won the

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Order of Merit.

Professional career

Glennemo turned professional in 2007 and joined the

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. He recorded his maiden NGL victory at the 2012 Landskrona Masters and finished 5th in the season rankings, to qualify for the

. As a Challenge Tour rookie in 2013 he made 7 cuts in 16 starts. He was also runner-up at the Black Mountain Invitational in Thailand behind

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, and made his first cut on the

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, at the

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in France. In 2014, he won three tournaments and topped the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit, to again secure a Challenge Tour card. In 2016 he was tied 7th at the

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in France. In 2018 he won three tournaments including the Swedish Golf Tour Final, and finished second in the NGL season rankings, to again earn promotion to the Challenge Tour. He won the

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Order of Merit and the associated cash bonus. In 2019, he finished tied 10th at the

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. Glennemo has recorded a 59 twice in his career, at the 2017 Race to Himmerland and at the 2020 AIK-Golfen. In 2018, he reached a career best

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rank of 382. He retired from tour following the 2020 season.

Amateur wins

*2004 Bankboken Tour Regional #5 - Sörmland *2005 FöreningsSparbanken Tour Riks #2 - Stockholm *2006 Skandia Tour Elit #5 Slag Source:

Professional wins (10)

Nordic Golf League wins (7)

Other wins (3)

*2007 Arninge Open *2008 Skyways Open *2012 Norrporten Open Source:

References

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